Shares in the creative software company were sliding Thursday. The economic slowdown could hit its bottom line.

Not only that, but Adobe reported $2.5 billion in positive free cash flow for the quarter, twice last year's $1.2 billion, and 36% more than reported net income. By these metrics, the quarter looked exceptionally strong, and earnings quality at Adobe was very good.

Adobe (NASDAQ; ADBE) recently announced its fiscal first quarter results for the period ending February 2025, reporting earnings of $5.08 per share on revenues of

In the same period last year, Adobe posted earnings of $4.48 a share on revenue of $5.18 billion. “Really strong print, really strong quarter,” Chief Financial Officer Dan Dur